The 2018 Twin Valley League tournament continued on Thursday night with the girls Semifinals and more. 

TVL Tournament brackets --- girls bracket     boys bracket 

Listen back to 1st round games - Onaga vs. Clifton-Clyde (girls) (click here to listen)
   Troy vs. Doniphan West (girls) (click here to listen)
   Troy vs. Centralia (boys) (click here to listen)
   Frankfort vs. Valley Heights (boys) (click here to listen)
   Onaga vs. Wetmore (boys) (click here to listen)

Quarterfinals - Doniphan West vs. Hanover (girls) (click here to listen)
   Axtell vs. Frankfort (girls) (click here to listen)
   Axtell vs. Doniphan West (boys) (click here to listen)
   Valley Heights vs. Clifton-Clyde (boys) (click here to listen)

Girls Semifinals - Valley Heights vs. Frankfort (click here to listen) 
   Hanover vs. Centralia (click here to listen)

Special thanks to our special TVL Tournament sponsors on 92.1 KMZA -- Bank of Highland - Bendena State Bank, Blue Valley Telecommunications, The State Bank of Bern - Axtell Branch,  Nemaha County Co-op, First National Bank of Frankfort, M&R Auto Parts, F&L Construction, Doug Heiman-Shelter Insurance, Farmer's State Bank - Onaga, Westmoreland & Manhattan and Koch & Company

Girls 

#5 Valley Heights vs. #1 Frankfort -- Valley Heights won 65-57 2OT 

The second time around against each other was another tight ballgame this season but a different story in the outcome as Valley Heights earned the 65-57 double Overtime win over Frankfort to earn a spot in the TVL Tournament Championship on Saturday. 

Frankfort jumped up 7-0 on the start of the game but Valley Heights whittled the lead to a 9-7 advantage in the quarter only to see Frankfort end the quarter strong with a three-pointer at the buzzer that was heaved in by Jessa Yaussi making it 19-12. Valley Heights used a 12-6 second quarter to drawn within one-point and had opportunities to take the lead but Frankfort held them off as the Wildcats led 25-24 at the half. Valley Heights took their first lead of the game at 26-25 early in the second half but Frankfort again answered leading 38-34 after the third quarter. The lead changed hands again several times in the fourth with Valley Heights leading down the stretch. In the final seconds of regulation Yaussi was fouled going to the line with Frankfort down 51-50. Yaussi missed the first free throw but made the second with 6.4 seconds to go and Valley Heights hurried down the court for a potential game winning bucket but instead threw it away and to Overtime the game went. 

Valley Heights led for most of the fist Overtime but Frankfort stayed closed and tied it down the stretch and had the ball with the final seconds left and a three-pointer came up short by Emilee Ebert. In the second Overtime Valley Heights outscored Frankfort 8-0 to earn the 65-57. 

The win moves Valley Heights into the TVL Tournament Championship game on Saturday and puts them at 8-3 on the season. Kayla Smith led Valley Heights with 28 points as she went 13-17 from the free throw line and earned Community National Bank "Player to Bank On" honors on 92.1 KMZA. Sam Vermetten added 18 points, while Emma Toerber netted 11 points. The win also marks the first for Coach Jordan Broxterman against his former coach Brian Ebert who use to coach the Frankfort boys. 

With the loss Frankfort fell to 10-2 on the season and into the third place game of the TVL Tournament. Ebert led the Wildcats with 22 points, while Yaussi and Kennen Brandt each scored 13 points. 

#3 Hanover vs. #2 Centralia -- Centralia won 64-51 

A strong start to the game by Centralia was used by the Panthers to earn the win over Hanover 64-51 and move into the TVL Tournament Championship game on Saturday. 

A Macy Doebele free throw opened the scoring at 1-0 but Centralia answered with a 10-0 run and by the end of the first quarter had pounced on a 20-7 lead after just the first quarter. The lead continued to grow for Centralia with a 19-2 second quarter and led 39-9 at the half as the Panthers pounded the paint in the first half with Maegan Koch leading the charge with 14 first half points. Hanover didn't go away quietly as the forced some second half turnovers of Centralia and started to hit some shots outscoring the Panthers 21-8 in the third and then drawing to as close as nine in the fourth but the Panthers put the game away with Katie Glatczak free throws down the stretch to win 64-51. 

Centralia with the win moves into the TVL Tournament Championship and improves to 10-1 on the season. Koch led the Panthers with a season best 18 points earning her Community National Bank "Player to Bank On" honors on 92.1 KMZA. While Glatczak added 17 points and Madison Lueger scored 15 points. 

Hanover with the loss moves to 7-2 on the season and into the third place game at the Tournament. Tianna Lohse led Hanover with 17 points, while Macy Doebele scored 13 points and Tasha Bruna posted 11 points. 

#9 Axtell vs. #4 Clifton-Clyde -- Axtell won 44-34 

A solid start to the contest helps Axtell take down Clifton-Clyde in the Consolation Semifinals of the TVL Tournament earning the 44-34 win. Axtell opened the game with a 12-6 first quarter lead by Trisha Mathewson who scored eight of the 12 Axtell points. At the half Axtell held a 19-12 advantage then distanced themselves out from Clifton-Clyde with a 17-5 third quarter to go on and grab the win. 

The win moves Axtell to 4-7 on the season and into the fifth place game of the TVL Tournament. Ten points by both Mathewson and Hanna Schmitz led Axtell in the win. Clifton-Clyde was led by Jaysie Bowser who netted 13 points as Clifton-Clyde fell to 9-4 on the season. 

#10 Blue Valley vs. #6 Doniphan West -- Blue Valley won 58-50

Behind 20+ point second and third quarters the Blue Valley Rams earned the win over Doniphan West in the Consolation Semifinals 58-50. Doniphan worked to a 10-7 lead after the first quarter but Blue Valley answered back with a 20-13 second quarter to lead 27-23 at the half. The Rams continued to score out of halftime outscoring Doniphan West with a 22-9 third quarter with both Brooklyn Zoeller and Allie Cassel each netting eight points in the frame and the Rams went on to take the game 58-50. 

Blue Valley moves to 5-6 on the season with the win and moves into the fifth place game at the Tournament. Zoeller and Duncan led Blue Valley with 16 points each and Katlyn Budenbender added 12 points. Doniphan West was led by Makinley Smith who scored 15 points and Shayna Wilson netted 12 points. 

#13 Onaga vs. #12 Linn -- Linn won 43-25

A solid start by Linn and slow start by Onaga proved to be the biggest difference in the contest in the TVL Consolation game action as Linn won 43-25. Linn using the early scoring of Shelby Ohlde led 14-4 after the first quarter as Ohlde netted seven points in the quarter. Linn 23-7 by halftime and used the solid start to earn the win. The Bulldogs moved to 1-8 on the year with the win as Ohlde led the team with 22 points and Kaylee Oehmke netted 12 points. Onaga fell to 0-11 with the loss and was led by Belinda Ames who scored 14 points. 

Games on Saturday (Jan. 20th) (Girls):

#8 Washington County vs. #7 Wetmore 10:00am (Consolation game)
#12 Linn vs. #11 Troy 10:00am (Consolation game) 
#6 Doniphan West vs. #4 Clifton-Clyde 1:00pm (7th place game)
#10 Blue Valley vs. #9 Axtell 1:00pm (5th place game) ----- (on 92.1 KMZA) 
#3 Hanover vs. #1 Frankfort 4:00pm (3rd place game) 
#5 Valley Heights vs. #2 Centralia 6:00pm (Championship) ----- (on 92.1 KMZA)

Games on Friday (Boys):

#4 Centralia vs. #1 Doniphan West 6:00pm (Semifinals) -- (on 92.1 KMZA)
#3 Clifton-Clyde vs. #2 Hanover 7:30pm (Semifinals) -- (on 92.1 KMZA)
#12 Washington County vs. #8 Axtell 6:00pm (Consolation Semifinals)
#7 Wetmore vs. #6 Valley Heights 7:30pm (Consolation Semifinals) 

(Semifinals on Friday Jan. 20th; Championship and other games Saturday Jan. 21st)

Consolation Games (Boys)

Friday (Jan. 20th)

#13 Troy vs. #5 Linn 4:30pm

Saturday (Jan. 21st)

#10 Onaga vs. #9 Blue Valley 11:30am 
#11 Frankfort vs. #5 Linn 11:30am